It was now the beginning of the first lunar month, late February by the solar calendar.
There were still nearly two months before planting season. They could rest for another month, and then it would be time to turn the soil.
Tang Tang still hadn’t figured out exactly what this ability was.
When she had nothing to do, she stayed home getting familiar with the spiritual energy inside her body, or ran up the mountain to collect things while absorbing more spiritual energy.
It had to be said, spiritual energy was truly useful.
The more the little girl used it, the more skillful she became.
She just didn’t know whether cultivation had levels, how they were divided, or if there were any precautions.
She would need to search inside the space another day to see if there was an instruction manual.
Soon, the weather warmed, the ground thawed, and the production team began organizing villagers to turn the soil and spread fertilizer.
The fertilizer nowadays was completely natural.
The little girl could be quite delicate sometimes.
She would rather turn more soil than do that kind of work.
To avoid collecting manure and spreading fertilizer, the little girl even volunteered to turn over the worst field—the one with poor soil quality, full of hard clumps, and the most difficult to dig.
The villagers looked at her with even higher respect.
Educated Youth Tang’s ideological awareness was truly high!
The village chief was also generous.
That field was indeed extremely hard to turn, but the little girl was strong. Perhaps she really could do it.
“Everyone knows how difficult this field is to turn. How long did it take last year?”
The villagers laughed.
“The three of us worked on it for six days.”
“Educated Youth Tang took the initiative to accept this task. That shows her high awareness. We can’t bully her either, right? There are still twenty days before planting. How about this, Educated Youth Tang: this field is yours for the next twenty days. If you finish early, you can rest early. Your work points will be counted as usual. Does everyone agree?”
“Good!”
The little girl was extremely happy.
According to her speed, she could probably finish the work very quickly.
Wouldn’t that mean she’d have many days to go play in the mountains?
Hahaha.
The little girl was delighted inside.
After resting for an entire winter and having just finished New Year, the villagers still had some oil and meat in their stomachs.
They worked with great energy.
The little girl slowed herself down and spent five days turning the field thoroughly until the soil was finely broken.
She specifically invited the village chief to inspect it.
After that, she went home to clean up.
Tomorrow, she could go up the mountain.
Haha…
Spring planting, autumn harvest, summer growth, winter storage.
This rhythm was especially clear.
From spring soil turning all the way until autumn harvest ended, the village would remain busy.
The villagers were already used to it.
Watching their labor pass from sprouting, to growing, to flowering, fruiting, and finally harvest—every step was filled with both joy and sweat.
Tang Tang respected this labor.
She respected working people.
She also liked the joy of harvest after hard work.
She hoped they could live better lives through their own labor.
The next day, the little girl was like a bird released from its cage.
She locked the door and rushed straight into the mountains.
This time, she had half a month.
She could go even deeper.
After entering the mountain, she greeted various animals and plants along the way and happily entered the deep forest.
Meanwhile, Lin Guanghui and Jiang Tao, who had already been working for more than a month after New Year, were sitting across from each other and staring blankly.
“Leader, what do we do?”
“I don’t know yet. Let me think.”
“Leader, why don’t I go up the mountain with you tomorrow to search?”
“Do you know the habits of ginseng? Do you know what environment it grows in? Do you think hundred-year-old ginseng is that easy to find? I haven’t heard of anyone digging up ginseng in many years.”
“I… don’t know.”
…
After a long silence, Lin Guanghui said:
“Tomorrow, let’s both ask for leave and go back to take a look. I’ll ask my father.”
The village chief was also stunned.
“I haven’t heard any news about ginseng in many years. Besides, ginseng usually grows deep in the mountains. How could the deep mountains be so easy to enter?”
It was as if lightning struck Lin Guanghui’s head.
The deep mountains.
That’s right.
The deep mountains.
The little girl could enter the deep mountains.
The little girl could enter the deep mountains!
How had he not thought of that?
“Dad, where’s Tang Tang?”
“She finished working on her field and is resting.”
The two men once again found the door closed.
Lin Guanghui was already calm.
“She went into the mountains. We just don’t know how many days it’ll take before she comes back.”
While the two men waited at the foot of the mountain until their hair nearly turned white, the little girl in the mountain was happily collecting things.
As expected, the deeper she went, the more treasures there were.
She had actually encountered such good things.
Medicinal herbs.
So many medicinal herbs.
Even more than last time.
In mountains this deep, it couldn’t possibly be man-made, so they were naturally grown.
Did deep wild forests produce medicinal herbs like this?
Never mind, never mind.
Collect, collect, collect.
Just collect.
There were more ahead?
Collect.
She couldn’t ignore the left and right sides either.
What?
There was treasure in the deep pool ahead?
Go, go, go.
She absolutely had to go.
There were fish?
Collect them.
There was water?
Collect it.
Treasure at the bottom of the water, here I come!
The range of the little girl’s spiritual energy had already grown wider and wider.
At first, it only covered her courtyard.
Then it expanded to thirty meters around her.
Later, it covered the entire village.
Now, it could already reach the town.
The little girl was very happy after collecting the treasure.
She casually released her spiritual energy outward, sweeping past the deep mountains.
Hm?
Were there two fools standing at her house gate?
The two fools were still pacing back and forth.
Was there some urgent matter?
The little girl built a fire beside the pool, grilled a fish for herself, and sprinkled on some simple seasoning.
She ate with great satisfaction.
Looking again, those two fools were still there?
The little girl scratched her head.
Was it something very important?
She looked back at the forest behind her.
Actually, she really didn’t want to leave.
Sigh.
Forget it.
She could come again later.
When the two bearded fools saw the little girl suddenly standing behind them…
After hearing that they wanted to go deep into the mountains to look for ginseng, the little girl frowned.
The two fools thought it was inconvenient for her and were just about to speak.
“How many years old do you need?”
Lin Guanghui’s voice was already hoarse.
“Preferably over a hundred years…”
Only a hundred years?
Why were they this anxious?
The little girl had clearly forgotten that when it came to entering and leaving the deep mountains easily, if she claimed second place, no one would dare claim first.
“I’ll get it for you in a moment.”
She turned around and entered the house.
The little girl had come back from the rear wall earlier. Her standard basket had already been placed inside.
Before long, she came out carrying a small cloth bundle and stuffed it into Lin Guanghui’s hand.
“Take it.”
She even waved her hand.
The two fools: …
The little girl frowned again.
Why weren’t they leaving?
“Is one root not enough?”
What kind of problem was this?
Was one ginseng root still not enough?
Weren’t they afraid of over-nourishing someone?
“Ah, it’s enough, enough, enough.”
The fool Jiang Tao finally reacted.
“Sister, my dear sister, you are truly our benefactor. You saved us from disaster. You saved people from several factories!”
The little girl’s tone was disgusted.
“Hurry and take it away. Look at the state of you two.”
The two fools looked at each other.
They looked equally disgusted.
Who could they blame?
They had been afraid that if the little girl returned and didn’t see them, she would disappear again.
Aside from sleeping at night, the two of them had waited at the mountain foot the entire time.
With such anxiety, they had no energy to care about their appearance.
They had even prepared dry food, planning to follow the little girl into the deep mountains.
Who would have expected that the little girl would directly solve the problem the moment she came back?
Benefactor.
She was absolutely their benefactor!
The two men were truly anxious.
Taking the item, they hurried back to town.
The little girl slowly returned home, closed the door, washed up, ate, and then entered the space to check her harvest this time.
This was the little girl’s favorite and happiest time.
Recently, she had gone into the mountains rather frequently.
Of course, the harvests were also needless to say.
Watching her space become more and more like a world filled by her own hands gave the little girl an enormous sense of accomplishment.
The two fools hurried back to town.
Without even having time to wash up, they drove straight to the provincial hospital.
Two hours later, the doctor’s words—
“He’s out of danger.”
—finally allowed the two men’s tense hearts to relax slightly.
At once, exhaustion struck, and both of them collapsed directly onto the ground.
He was saved.
The factory was saved…
Saved…
One week later, the two men cleaned themselves up and drove straight to the little girl’s house.
At this time, the villagers were all working in the fields, so they didn’t see anyone along the road.
The little girl was tidying her garden.
Speaking of which, what should she plant in such a large garden?
It wasn’t as if she really cooked for herself every day.
The food in her space would last several lifetimes.
Besides, the little girl was lazy.
Recently, she had been eating ready-made things.
She led the two men inside.
The two men didn’t stand on ceremony either.
Without waiting for the host to greet them, they put down the things they brought for the little girl and went to get food for themselves.
“Sister, this time you truly made a great contribution. The details aren’t interesting, so I won’t tell you. You just need to know that you basically saved several of our factories!”
“Was it that serious?”
“Yes, yes. If you don’t believe me, ask the leader.”
“Mm. It’s true. This time, you saved many people.”
Oh.
The little girl thought silently.
If that was the case, then the golden light that appeared that afternoon made sense.
It was merit golden light.
She had been wondering. Recently, she hadn’t distributed grain or done anything like that, so how could there be merit golden light?
So it came from this.
“It’s fine. As long as it was useful.”
Jiang Tao rubbed his hands.
“Sister, you made such a huge contribution this time, and we don’t know what you need. We didn’t dare ask for anything on your behalf. You don’t lack money or tickets, and you don’t seem to lack grain or meat either. You have a house. You don’t care about work. We really don’t know what to request for you. Think about what you want, and the two of us will be responsible for getting it for you.”
Lin Guanghui chuckled softly at the side.
He felt the little girl wouldn’t make any demands.
Sure enough—
“I don’t lack anything. I don’t want anything.”
What a joke.
That was the smallest ginseng in her space, alright?
Lin Guanghui smiled silently.
As expected.
“Sister, think about it more. If you don’t ask for anything, you’ll suffer too much loss. That won’t do.”
The little girl’s eyes turned slightly as she thought of the merit golden light from that afternoon.
Although the starting point was a little dark—
“Then how about this? Since the contribution wasn’t small and was so important, they definitely shouldn’t lack money. Convert it into money and give it to the workers.”
Those workers hadn’t had it easy.
Without even knowing it, they had walked around the edge of life and death.
“…”
Jiang Tao froze again.
“Sister, do you know how much hundred-year-old ginseng costs?”
“What price?”
The little girl was a little curious.
“At least tens of thousands of yuan. Tens of thousands, not dozens. And you’re just giving it away like this?”
“I have money.”
One sentence choked him to death.
Confirmed.
This was definitely the little girl herself.
“No, Sister. You can’t do this. You’re already taking such a huge loss.”
“Didn’t you say I saved several factories? Then that’s enough. I don’t lack this.”
Don’t lack this…
Hundred-year-old ginseng…
Don’t lack…
What kind of concept was that?
Forgive him for not reading enough. He couldn’t understand.
“But…”
Jiang Tao still wouldn’t give up.
This meant his sister was suffering a huge loss, alright?
“Enough, Taozi.”
Lin Guanghui, who had been silent, spoke.
“Then let’s do it this way. Sister is righteous. The two of us will remember it in our hearts. If anything happens in the future, we won’t hesitate even if we have to go through fire and water.”
Why did that suddenly sound like an oath?
Tang Tang hurriedly stated:
“Alright, alright. If there’s anything, I’ll definitely look for you. Definitely.”
The two brothers walked out of the small courtyard and got into the vehicle.
Jiang Tao felt like crying.
“Leader, how can there be someone as good as our sister? How could her family bear to let her go?”
Lin Guanghui also fell silent.
He was thinking:
If it were him, could he do the same…